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+# VARIABLES
+
+BINARY_FOLDER = $(prefix)/bin
+BUILD_FOLDER = .build/release
+EXECUTABLE_FILE = colibri
+
+# INPUT ARGUMENTS
+
+prefix ?= /usr/local
+
+# EXECUTABLE MANAGEMENT
+
+build: ## Build the executable from source code
+	@swift build -c release --disable-sandbox
+
+install: build ## Install the built executable into the system
+	@install -d "$(BINARY_FOLDER)"
+	@install "$(BUILD_FOLDER)/$(EXECUTABLE_FILE)" "$(BINARY_FOLDER)"
+
+uninstall: ## Uninstall the built executable from the system
+	@rm -rf "$(BINARY_FOLDER)/$(EXECUTABLE_FILE)"
+
+# PACKAGE MANAGEMENT
+
+clean: ## Delete built SPM artifacts from the package
+	@swift package clean
+
+outdated: ## List the SPM package dependencies that can be updated
+	@swift package update --dry-run
+
+purge: ## Purge the global SPM package repository
+	@swift package purge-cache
+
+reset: ## Reset the complete SPM cache/build folder from the package
+	@swift package reset
+
+update: ## Update the SPM package dependencies
+	@swift package update
+
+wipe: clean reset purge ## Wipe all SPM package dependencies and purge the global SPM repository
+
+# OPEN IDEs
+
+vscode: ## Opens this project with Visual Studio Code
+	@code .
+
+xcode: ## Opens this project with Xcode
+	@open -a Xcode Package.swift
+
+# HELP
+
+# Output the documentation for each of the defined tasks when `help` is called.
+# Reference: https://marmelab.com/blog/2016/02/29/auto-documented-makefile.html
+.PHONY: help
+
+help: ## Prints the written documentation for all the defined tasks
+	@awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?## "} /^[a-zA-Z_-]+:.*?## / {printf "\033[36m%-30s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2}' $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
+
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := help